THIS man is wanted by police after a brawl at a nightclub. Six men have already been arrested following the fight at Venue in Broad Street, Banbury, on Saturday, July 13, which saw two men brandishing a wooden pole and a wheel wrench. The fight
THAMES Valley Police (TVP) has cancelled its open day because of 'adverse weather'. This year's force Open Day was due to take place on Saturday, from 10am-4pm, at the force’s training centre in Sulhamstead, West Berkshire. ALSO READ: Nuno Cardoso
WALLINGFORD'S Citizens Advice centre will run appointment-only Friday morning sessions from tomorrow at Wigod Way Family Centre, after leaving its old headquarters. The local service previously said it feared people in crisis would be worst hit
A MAN accused of historical child sex offences told jurors he 'is no animal' and sexual activity only began when his alleged victim was 16. Prosecutors at Oxford Crown Court claim that Mitchell Purvis regularly abused his child victim on numerous
DRIVERS reported ‘chaotic’ scenes on a major Oxford route overnight due to an apparent lack of signage. Several cars were seen performing U-turns near the railway bridge in Botley Road on Wednesday night, where a closure is in place because of
RESIDENTS have until midday tomorrow to vote for the name of a rowing club's new boat. Vale of White Horse District Council has drawn up a list of titles for a new Abingdon Rowing Club craft it helped fund with a £3,809 capital grant, which also
THE latest consultation on a 2,200-home garden village planned for Oxfordshire opens tomorrow. Over the next eight weeks, residents can have their say on a preferred options consultation paper for the Oxfordshire Cotswolds Garden Village, set to
LAYLA Moran has accused The Home Office of refusing to give detailed answers to questions about rough sleeping. The Oxford West and Abingdon MP says she has repeatedly tabled parliamentary questions about the Rough Sleeping Support Service. The
This year sees the centenary of Oxford’s Iris Murdoch, one of the greatest novelists of the 20th century, and also the 20th anniversary of her death, which attracted worldwide attention owing, in part, to her well-publicised five-year descent into
TEENAGERS from an Oxford school have been commended for their film about an unsung hero of science. Daniel Treuherz and Toby Saunders, both sixth formers at The Cherwell School, won second place as well as the audience choice award in a Hertford
JOHN Shepperd was a 'phenomenal' servant of Oxford City FC who devoted his life to the club. The Wheatley resident, who has died aged 84, became life vice president of the team he first watched as an eight-year-old at their old White House Ground
Consistently ranked among the best guitarists in the world, Richard Thompson is a man of intricately finger-picked music and lengthy flights of fancy... but few words. However, when it comes to describing the festival his old band Fairport Convention
A HOMELESSNESS charity is appealing for new underwear donations. Homeless Oxfordshire based in Oxford, needs bralettes, underpants for both men and women as well as adult socks. ALSO READ: How to help rough sleepers in Oxford cope with the heat
CONTRACTS have been exchanged on more than 30 new affordable homes in an Oxfordshire village. St Jude's Meadow in Milton-under-Wychwood, near Witney, will provide 21 affordable rented properties and 10 shared ownership homes. Cottsway Housing
CHILDREN can burst bubbles of all shapes and sizes as they learn about them at a free event tomorrow afternoon in Oxford. Scientists will perform amazing bubble experiments at the University Museum of Natural History's bubble and fun show. ALSO
If there was ever a competition to be crowned 'Mrs Carterton', Sue James would be a tough candidate to beat. The 53-year-old has certainly left her mark on the town, whether through teaching thousands of secondary school children, running the annual
If there was ever a competition to be crowned 'Mrs Carterton', Sue James would be a tough candidate to beat. The 53-year-old has certainly left her mark on the town, whether through teaching thousands of secondary school children, running the annual
A WOMAN who was spared jail after two assaults and three thefts, has now been put behind bars for another 'vicious attack'. Marina Harries, from Henry Taunt Close in Barton, Oxford, has been jailed after attacking three people in Oxford on April
A VEHICLE fire closed lanes on the M40 in the second incident on the same stretch this morning. Emergency services and traffic officers were at the scene on the hard shoulder between junctions 9 and 8A, with Highways England tweeting that an unconfirmed
KARL Robinson is not expecting any late offers for any of his Oxford United players ahead of today's deadline in the top two divisions. But the head coach, who is pushing to add a striker to his squad before the weekend, admits he will be glued
HEADINGTON Quarry’s award-winning Mason’s Arms pub will host its annual Beer Festival next month. The event, which showcases real ales as well as beers from across the globe, will be held over three days. There will be also be live music as well
ALDI’S Oxfordshire stores are now donating surplus food to two local groups that redistribute supplies to vulnerable people in the area, Oxford Foodbank and Food for Charities. The new partnerships follow a successful trial between the supermarket
OXFORD United have sent their condolences to the family of a former academy player who died in a car crash. Luca Skivington, 17, was killed in the crash on Tuesday night in Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire when a black BMW 118 left the road and hit
A RESIDENTS' action group has vowed to fight against ‘detrimental and irrevocable’ plans for a water park near Bicester. The ‘Keep the Wolf from the Door’ campaign is calling on planners to refuse proposals for a multi-million pound resort at Chesterton
I HAVE to respond to the item in today's Oxford Mail [Aug 5, P13] concerning Bicester and its pedestrian zone. We in Kidlington also have a pedestrian zone and like Bicester it has been flouted for years. I hope for a change, some urgent attention
AN 80-year-old woman is 'delighted' after a standard eye test detected glaucoma just in time to save her eyesight. Jane Singleton, a Fringford resident, had trouble reading number plates from far away so decided to book an appointment at her usual
MILITARY veterans in north Oxfordshire are feeling very cool after being given a new fridge-freezer. The appliance was donated to Heyford and Bicester Veterans Group, which supports ex-army veterans, reservists and their families from across the
A 59,000-strong chicken farm almost 1.5 times bigger than Wembley Stadium football pitch could be built on the outskirts of Bicester. Major plans for a new free-range chicken farm will go to Cherwell District Council next Thursday against a strong
PENSIONER Nora Tarry drowned when she accidentally fell into her bath while getting undressed and her unconscious body blocked the plug hole, causing it to fill with water. The retired carer was found by police who broke into her home because her
THE Westgate Centre has confirmed this morning's evacuation was a planned fire drill. Pictures showed a small crowd of people outside the shopping centre after fire alarms sounded at about 9.20am. Security officers could also be seen blocking
A GRAFFITI 'artist' has been scrawling their unique tag across Wallingford. Thames Valley Police put out an appeal to find the person responsible after the signs began appearing in places around the town. The force said on Facebook that officers
PRIME minister Boris Johnson visited Oxfordshire to unveil a ‘fast-track visa route’ for scientists after Brexit and chat to Conservative activists. He visited Culham Science Centre and then met party councillors and activists at an Abingdon hotel
OXFAM have said that humans should be aiming for 'zero hunger as well as zero emissions', following a landmark study on the climate crisis. Responding to a damning report about land use by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Oxfam's director
ALAN Ley brought up an incredible 900 matches for Oxfordshire in a friendly against Hertfordshire. The 71-year-old won on his rink by five shots in a 100-97 defeat at home club Oxford City & County. It is a milestone which the Oxfordshire Bowls
HEAVY rain is expected to batter the county tomorrow as two days of bad weather begins. The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for rain and possible thunderstorms across most of the country tomorrow, including Oxfordshire. A separate
WITNEY Swimming Club are celebrating after Eleanor Perks claimed a bronze medal at the British Summer Championships. She set a personal best and club record with 1min 14.44secs in the women’s 13/14 years 100m breaststroke final. Perks competed
To date, 2019 has hardly been a vintage year for cinema reissues, with too many pictures produced in the last three decades being spruced up for digital projection. It comes as something of a relief, therefore, to see Robert Bresson's first colour
Since he received a 20-year ban from making films on 20 December 2010, Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi has become the master of metafictional subterfuge, as he has not only managed to produce four features, but he has also found ways to smuggle them out
HEADINGTON sealed the Division 1 title with a week to spare in the Oxford & District League. They won a tight match 4½-1½ with second-placed Carterton to ensure a successful defence of their crown. At the other end of the table, Witney Mills
A CRASH on the M40 is causing delays after a car was left stranded in the central reservation. All vehicles have now been moved to the hard shoulder following the earlier collision between junctions 9 and 8A on the southbound carriageway. Two
OXFORD Saints have had two players called up to the Great Britain squad for the Women’s European Championships. Running back Josephine White will be making her international debut in the tournament in Leeds, which also includes Finland, Austria
ALICE Hopkins enjoyed a successful weekend when competing in the heptathlon for England at the Home Countries International. The Oxford City AC athlete, who returned to Manchester just seven days after landing long jump silver in the national senior
TICKETS for Oxford United’s trip to Bristol Rovers go on sale this afternoon. Season ticket holders can buy online after 4.30pm, or can purchase from the ticket office from 9.30am on Friday. Rovers have allocated just under 1,150 away tickets
A PASSIONATE PE teacher has hung up her whistle after 40 years working at a Kidlington school. Debbie Green has reflected on a career spanning four decades at Gosford Hill School, having retired just before the summer holidays. Miss Green joined
MIKE Jones’s sensational break proved in vain as Vikings lost 4-2 at second-placed Democrats, writes PETE EWINS. Billy Hill (5,380 & 4,770), John Patey (6,050) and Richard Garrett (8,700) starred for the hosts in the Oxford & District Summer League
KEITH Holloway completed the set of Oxfordshire’s four main men’s titles by becoming the new singles champion at finals day. Played on his home green at Banbury Borough, he was up against Headington’s Nick Rae-Welsh in a high-quality final. After
KARL Robinson wants to see further evidence of Oxford United’s steely side when they host Peterborough United this weekend. It continues a tough start to the Sky Bet League One campaign, which began at title favourites Sunderland last weekend.
RESIDENTS in West Oxfordshire are being warned about a spate of recent burglaries. Thames Valley Police officers are urging people to check their home, garage and shed security. READ AGAIN: Police link spate of burglaries in and around Witney
CITY councillors have given an East Oxford convent's redevelopment unanimous approval. The Convent of the Incarnation will now be able to build a two-storey wing to the site in Fairacres Road, off Iffley Road, along with other improvements. Councillors
OXFORD MAGISTRATES’ ANTHONY SHIRLEY, 27, of Friars Wharf, Oxford, was convicted of entering a train for the purpose of travel without a valid ticket. He was fined £220 and must pay compensation of £4.90 and court costs of £160. LUKE TERRANCE,
RESURFACING works have been stalled over safety fears after the road surface collapsed beneath workers in Oxford. A number of sinkholes appeared in Walton Street on July 31, and one week on work has been unable to continue at the site. The
HUNDREDS of new bike spaces could be built in Oxford city centre as part of a plan that could cost up to £200,000. Consultants ParkThatBike told the city council that 665 new spaces could be built in the city centre, with the authority already setting
HEALTHCARE workers are needed to provide care and support for people living in West Oxfordshire, according to a company that has just won a county council contract. Allied Healthcare said it will cover Witney, Carterton and surrounding areas as
A DRIVER who led police on a high-speed car chase through Oxford has been spared jail. Prosecutors during the trial of Connor Buckley said that his driving was so bad that the officer who was pursuing him had to call off the chase for fears of other
STAFF at Witney's leisure centre have been urged to up their game after a fresh wave of complaints about 'filthy' facilities. Residents shared claims of malfunctioning showers, unclean toilets and strange smells at the Windrush Leisure Centre, in
A MAN who carried out a knife-wielding frenzy through the streets of Oxford, bashing cars and screaming at passers-by, has been spared jail. Liam Clarke had to be tasered by police in order to bring his drunken reign of terror to an end on the afternoon
A COMPANY that made 69 women homeless days before Christmas has still not sold the building. Now Farndon Court – which used to be Oxford’s only all-female social housing block – is sitting empty and unused. Catalyst Housing applied in February
A WOULD-BE robber who brandished a knife at a group of students on an Oxford city street has been jailed. Lawrence Hunter, of Penfold Street, London, had already admitted four counts of attempted robbery and one of having a bladed article. At
PEOPLE who knew popular broadcaster Bill Heine are being invited to a special service to celebrate his life. Mr Heine died aged 74 in April following a battle with acute myeloid leukaemia, which he documented in his Oxford Mail columns. His death
HEALTH bosses in Oxfordshire have said there are no plans to review IVF funding in the county, despite mounting pressure. Wantage MP Ed Vaizey wrote to Lou Patten, chief executive of Oxfordshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) last month following
I HAVE discovered nothing ruins the mood of a tranquil Thai restaurant quite like the sound of revving engines and a procession of gawking drivers looking at you as you eat. It says something about the food at Abingdon's Hugomango's then that I
AN OXFORD college wants to increase the number of bedrooms available to students at a prominent riverside spot in a multi-million pound project. Pembroke College, Oxford has applied to demolish an accommodation block at its Sir Geoffrey Arthur
A PETITION to get more parking in the form of a multi-storey car park at the John Radcliffe Hospital has racked up thousands of signatures. Altogether 4,517 people have called for more parking to be built. Mick Haines, an independent councillor
'DISTURBING' figures reveal Oxford's hospitals are at breaking point, with corridors having to be turned into temporary wards to keep up with increasing demand. The latest internal performance report for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation
